A weekly feature of Torah Tidbits to help clarify practical and conceptual aspects of the Jewish Calendar, thereby better fulfilling the mitzva of HaChodesh HaZeh Lachem... Between last Motza"Sh, Mota'ei Yom Tov, and Tuesday night, the Kiddush L'vana period for this month has begun for all customs. For those who missed the first opportunities for KL, you've got until Tuesday night (actually, early Wednesday morning), 2:53am, June 22. FYI, there are other opinions for the deadline for KL, but there is a strong p'sak that one should not make the bracha beyond 14d 18h 22m after the molad, this being the earliest of the various opinions. The reason for that p'sak is that after that time, there is a SAFEIK (doubt) as to whether a bracha should be said; in case of doubt with brachot, we opt for NOT saying them. So the deadline should be strictly adhered to. This, even though there are different starting points for different opinions (without a SAFEK problem, apparently). [The
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